Gods
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: At the gates of Mithila, Dasharatha embraces Janaka, Vasishtha embraces Janaka’s chaplain, Shatananda; The princes pay homage to Vasisthta. Once in town, the princes pay homage to Dasharatha while Vishvamitra looks on; Rama and Lakshmana pay homage to the three queens; Second row: As a part of the wedding ceremonial, the four couples look at the pole star; Third row: The couples in their apartments, the brides offer pan to their spouses; Fourth row: Janaka and Dasharatha accompanied by their entourage; The four Mithila princesses pay homage to Janaka and are given gifts.
In the arch above the door: Rama and his brothers pay homage to Dasharatha and the three queens.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: After having broken Shiva’s bow, Rama and Lakshmana stand before Janaka and his courtiers; Sita gives some ornaments to two companions; Janaka and his entourage send an invitation to Dasharatha to attend the wedding; The messenger on his way to Ayodhya; Second row: The sages, and the ministers travel in palanquins, the princes in a wagon, Dasharatha in a chariot heads the procession along with the insignia bearers; Third row: Shrutakirti and Mandavi in a palanquin, surrounded by their attendants and standard bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Janaka and his entourage send an invitation to Dasharatha to attend the wedding; Janaka’s messenger travels from Mithila to Ayodhya and gives the invitation letter to Dasharatha; Second row: Dasharatha in a chariot heads his party on the way to Mithila; The two parties meet, Vasishtha,Vishvamitra and Shatananda discuss the wedding arrangements; Third row: Urmila in her palanquin accompanied by insignia bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The messenger from Mithila hands the invitation letter to Dasharatha; The king discusses the matter with Bharatha, Shatrughna, Vasishtha, Sumantra and the queens; The messenger is dismissed after being rewarded; Second row: The two parties discuss marriage arrangements; A band marks the beginning of the celebrations; Third row: Mandavi and Sita in their palanquins, and insignia bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The Ayodhya party on the way to Mithila; Second row: Preparations for the wedding ceremony; Attendants massage the princes’ and the princesses’ arms with haldi (turmeric); Third row: The princes Rama, Lakshmana; Bharata and Shatrughna on their elephants are accompanied to the marriage venue, with fireworks and crackers. Above the door: The three sages Vasishtha, Shatananda and Vishvamitra in their chariots.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The Ayodhya party on the way to Mithila; Second row: Preparations for the wedding ceremony; Attendants massage the princes’ and the princesses’ arms with haldi (turmeric); Third row: The princes Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna on their elephants are accompanied to the marriage venue, with fireworks and crackers; In the arch above the door: The three sages, Vasishtha, Shatananda and Vishvamitra in their chariots.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: At the gates of Mithila, Dasharatha embraces Janaka, Vasishtha embraces Janaka’s chaplain, Shatananda; The princes pay homage to Vasisthta. Once in town, the princes pay homage to Dasharatha while Vishvamitra looks on; Rama and Lakshmana pay homage to the three queens; Second row: As a part of the wedding ceremonial, the four couples look at the pole star; Third row: The couples in their apartments: the brides offer pan to their spouses; Fourth row: Janaka and Dasharatha accompanied by their entourage; The four Mithila princesses pay homage to Janaka and are given gifts. In the arch above the door: Rama and his brothers pay homage to Dasharatha and the three queens.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: On the right: The dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha floating on the ocean. On a cloud: Narada and Tumburu play while the gandharvas strew flowers; Further gandharvas float above the temple. It is possible that the artist depicted here the image of Vishnu reclining on Shesha enshrined in the Sri Ranganatha temple on Srirangam Island.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; The dikpalas pay homage to the three deities seated atop a mountain; On the right Narada floats on a cloud; Second row: Dasharatha and the queens with their four children on their lap; Vasishtha and three further sages perform the namakarana (name giving) ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The eight dikpalas; Narada discovers Valmiki buried in an anthill writing on a palm leaf; The young ascetic, Shravanakumara, carries his blind parents in two baskets and hangs the baskets on a tree; Second row: The three queens and a nurse nursing the infants; The four toddlers crawling.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Shravanakumara fetches water for his parents, and is accidentally killed by Dasharatha; The king brings the water to the youth’s parents; The court of Romapada king of Anga; The king discusses with two rishis the drought afflicting his country; Following their advice, he sends the courtesans to fetch Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar); Second row: King Dasharatha’s queens watch the crawling toddlers; The four princes, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are being schooled by the sage Vasishtha.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The courtesans seduce Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) and bring him to the kingdom of
Anga where his arrival relesases the rains; King Romapada, his minister and an ascetic welcome him ; Rishyashringa weds Shanta Romapada’s adoptive daughter; Second row: Vasishtha teaches elephant riding to Rama and horse riding to Shartughna, Bharata and Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
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